The Ravens have been ravaged by injuries on both sides of the ball. They’re in their longest losing skid since 2009. They’re frustrated after getting off to a 9-2 start.

But there was a feeling in the locker room that the Ravens just needed to get into the playoffs any way possible. Once there, they at least have a chance to win the Super Bowl.

“We need one game, and then the playoffs are right there,” running back Ray Rice said. “We’ll get that one game, and then we’re in The Dance. We’ll get some guys back healthy, and we’ll be ready to go.”

The Ravens have more goals ahead of them this regular season.

A first-round bye is unlikely because they’re three games behind the Texans and two behind the Broncos, who now own the head-to-head tiebreaker.

But Baltimore wants to the win the division, which would ensure at least one home playoff game. The Ravens would accomplish that with one more win. They close the regular season against the second-place Bengals.

“I still feel like we’re going to win this division, like I said,” wide receiver Anquan Boldin said. “We’re still going to make noise in the playoffs, but we’ve just got to cut out the dumb stuff.”

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